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PRAY FOR COMING CONVENTIONS—See page 20
'J "ii
» Cert St
A Peaceful New Year
Unrest, uncertainty, trouble, disturbances, rumours of war, international
jealousies, bickerings, backbitings, misunderstandings, in the midst of all this
and much more, thank God we can
enjoy 365 days of perfect peace.
There is a rest for the people of
God, a place where we are undisturbed,
unmoved, untroubled, quietness of
mind, soul and spirit.
This divine, heavenly, unruffled
place of peace is a cessation from inordinate and grasping activity, an interior quietude, a calm restfulness in
the perfect will of God. This inward
separation and soul-poising in God's
holy will in all things is what the Holy
Spirit is calling every child of God to.
And the more quickly every one settles
down in silence before Him in holy worship, to let Him work in them " to will
and to do of His good pleasure," the
more mightily will the work be established in all hearts everywhere, and
steadied in the faith of Christ, as well
as moved on in the demonstration of the
Spirit and power.
The Holy Spirit is calling the people
of God to this interior stillness that thev
may have a deeper understanding of
the mystery of God in Christ, now
being revealed, and to know the signs
of the times as they go forth at His
call. Satan works to arouse the emotional nature to disquietude and hurrv,
in order to draw the soul away from its
establishment in the Divine will.
1. This inward silence is the quietness of the Spirit, which is declared to
be, "In the sight of God of great
price." 1 Pet. iii. 4. In this quiet
seclusion is where the " still small
voice " is heard, and the glory of the
Lord fills the temple. It is also here in
this " quietness and confidence " the
soul receives its strength to go out and
come in before the Lord. The restful
faith of God, abiding in the interior
recesses of the soul, and inspiring a
disposition to look with constant eye to
God's will alone keeps everything in the
life in harmony with Him.
2. In this inward silence the whole
being waits upon the perfect will of
God with inward cheerfulness. The
mind that is disposed to wish that
things were this way or that way or
some other way, must be removed by
this inward separation into the silent
presence of God, to wait for His will
to be done. The soul in the deep stillness with God realises that He is at the
helm of affairs, and all the plans of His
wise and great administration shall
come to pass. He who reposes in this
restfulness of the will of God keeps in
the line of Divine co-operation. There
may be less of noisy pretension, but
there is far more of wisdom, and more
efficiency.
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PRAY FOR COMING CONVENTIONS—See page 20
'J "ii
» Cert St
A Peaceful New Year
Unrest, uncertainty, trouble, disturbances, rumours of war, international
jealousies, bickerings, backbitings, misunderstandings, in the midst of all this
and much more, thank God we can
enjoy 365 days of perfect peace.
There is a rest for the people of
God, a place where we are undisturbed,
unmoved, untroubled, quietness of
mind, soul and spirit.
This divine, heavenly, unruffled
place of peace is a cessation from inordinate and grasping activity, an interior quietude, a calm restfulness in
the perfect will of God. This inward
separation and soul-poising in God's
holy will in all things is what the Holy
Spirit is calling every child of God to.
And the more quickly every one settles
down in silence before Him in holy worship, to let Him work in them " to will
and to do of His good pleasure," the
more mightily will the work be established in all hearts everywhere, and
steadied in the faith of Christ, as well
as moved on in the demonstration of the
Spirit and power.
The Holy Spirit is calling the people
of God to this interior stillness that thev
may have a deeper understanding of
the mystery of God in Christ, now
being revealed, and to know the signs
of the times as they go forth at His
call. Satan works to arouse the emotional nature to disquietude and hurrv,
in order to draw the soul away from its
establishment in the Divine will.
1. This inward silence is the quietness of the Spirit, which is declared to
be, "In the sight of God of great
price." 1 Pet. iii. 4. In this quiet
seclusion is where the " still small
voice " is heard, and the glory of the
Lord fills the temple. It is also here in
this " quietness and confidence " the
soul receives its strength to go out and
come in before the Lord. The restful
faith of God, abiding in the interior
recesses of the soul, and inspiring a
disposition to look with constant eye to
God's will alone keeps everything in the
life in harmony with Him.
2. In this inward silence the whole
being waits upon the perfect will of
God with inward cheerfulness. The
mind that is disposed to wish that
things were this way or that way or
some other way, must be removed by
this inward separation into the silent
presence of God, to wait for His will
to be done. The soul in the deep stillness with God realises that He is at the
helm of affairs, and all the plans of His
wise and great administration shall
come to pass. He who reposes in this
restfulness of the will of God keeps in
the line of Divine co-operation. There
may be less of noisy pretension, but
there is far more of wisdom, and more
efficiency.
«,/""'